Thanks all. I cleaned the rims with alcohol, and used the matchbook toe in
method, rather than the rubber band one. Rode 10mi this morning,
squeallessly. Hopefully that will last.
AJ
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Garth wrote:
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> Besides alcohol, I also have used a glass cleaner. We have ga
Besides alcohol, I also have used a glass cleaner. We have gallons of
the stuff from Auto Sport... called Haze Free Glass Cleaner. It works
great on glass great on rims and frames too.
My aunt keeps buying me more of it every Christmasbut I just can't
use it all :)
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Alcohol is OK, but if you want to get serious, get some brake cleaner
from the auto parts store. It's plenty toxic, so you know it's good.
Sometimes reverse toe-in works better than normal toe-in.
On Apr 23, 3:44 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Garth wrote:
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> > Hav
What kind of Kool Stop pads are giving you grief? I have Oryx brakes
up with the Eagle2's and they seem to work fine. I used a nickel on
the back ends of the brakes to get an even toe-in. Under very hard
braking up front there is a hint of a squeal, but under 95% of normal
conditions, it's fine.
Does denatured alcohol have any deleterious effect on tire rubber?
Thanks,
Bill in San Diego
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Dave Lloyd wrote:
> Denatured alcohol (cheap at any hardware or paint store) and a cast off
> scotch brite from the kitchen work well for me.
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On my Allrounder, I just replaced cheap crappy (crappy as in they
didn't stop the bike, crappy) Gnashbar cantis with Tektro Oryx with
their black pad. I tried to toe them in slightly as I adjusted the
brake pad position during installation. I fully expected to spend some
time fiddling with the pad
Hi Andrew,
I have a number of different makes and models of cantilever brakes on
different bikes. Some expensive and fancy and beautiful. Other's
really low cost and industrial looking. My experience is that the
cheaper they are, the easier it is to set them up and simply use them
without squeeli
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Garth wrote:
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>> Have you tried cleaning your rims really well? ...like squeaky clean.
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> What's the best suggested cleaning agent? Just alcohol?
I use regular rubbing alcohol for this. While you're it,
I find that cleaning the rims is the only option. I have to do this
every few days. I clean them with a citrus solution (recommended by
Sheldon Brown). I'm running Shimano 550 cantilevers.
On Apr 23, 4:44 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Garth wrote:
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> > Have you tried
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Garth wrote:
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> Have you tried cleaning your rims really well? ...like squeaky clean.
>
What's the best suggested cleaning agent? Just alcohol?
-sv
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